Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Mr. Chen paused a moment and then said:
Now we come to the second great division where a
general explanation is given of the Three-ways-in-one
and its relation to meditation.
B. The Why and Wherefore of Three-in-one
(Triyana)
"I was requested by you," the yogi said to the writer,
"and by Bhadanta Sangharakshita about a month
ago to talk upon this subject of Triyana meditation.
The Buddha's custom was to ask disciples questions
although he was already all-knowing (Sarvajna), in
order to teach them and benefit others in the future,
so although you know the subject of Triyana well
enough already, I could only obey your request.
Already Bhante here has his temple named Triyana
and knowing this, I guessed that his conception
might be the same as that presented here: of the
Three-vehicles-in-one."
We have to consider the whole system of the three
yanas, not each one separately. The three yanas are
certainly mentioned in the Lotus Sutra (Saddharma
Pundarika Sutra) but the three-yanas-in-one as found in
this book is rather different. The Buddha wanted the
three not separate but united. He said that no three yanas
can be found, only one. Thus to make our meaning quite
clear, we usually avoid the term "Triyana" and use the
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